Today we begin the unit on Evolution: Life's Diversity. One of the most important requirements for evolution and the diversity of life is time. To aid in this understanding, the class will go to the football field, representing ~ 5 billion years.
Key ideas are geological time, what are fossils, how do we date fossils and what evidence do they provide for evolution?
M. LaBove
Day 1: Fossil Record
Lesson Title: Never in a million years
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Today we begin the unit on Evolution: Life's Diversity. One of the most important requirements for evolution and the diversity of life is time. To aid in this understanding, the class will go to the football field, representing ~ 5 billion years.Key ideas are geological time, what are fossils, how do we date fossils and what evidence do they provide for evolution?
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